I promised myself I wouldn’t let myself get stressed this year, that everything always ends up getting done, and the world won’t end if I say no a bit more, take on a little less, and relax occasionally, but lo and behold, it is Week 2, and I’m already back at it. Surprise, surprise. 2018…
University College Cork (UCC) has been awarded the title of University of Sanctuary by People of Sanctuary Ireland in recognition of their efforts in promoting the welfare of vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers, in particular the grant of seven full scholarships to members of these groups. The scholarships will be available for full-time undergraduate courses…
A UCC society is leading the campaign to make UCC a ‘University of Sanctuary’. UCC STAR Society, which was set up in January of this year, is working to officially make University College Cork a more welcoming place for refugees. In December 2016 DCU became the first Irish university to gain the distinction from the…
Reeling in the Years is a fond favourite of most Irish people, in that it’s an actually decent RTÉ production and it is made of nothing but nostalgia. The show went on an indefinite hiatus in 2010 after the broadcast of the highlight show for the year 2007, to allow for time to move on…
The countdown is on for the 31st Summer Olympiad, which gets underway on August 5th in Rio De Janeiro. The Summer Games will last until August 21st and will see 306 events across 28 sports, including Rugby 7’s, which appears for the first time, and Golf, which hasn’t been seen at the Summer Olympics since…
“People panicked when water filled the boat and it sank, we had life vests. I was holding my wife’s hands. My children slipped from my hands. We tried to hold on to the boat but it deflated rapidly. Everyone was screaming. I could not hear the voices of my children and my wife. I tried…